Watery Grave

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My playing partner sent his t shot into a lake directly in front of the t. He then played “3 off the t” which also went into the lake. He decided to abandon the hole until a few moments later when he decided that as he had driven his first shot into a water hazard, he was entitled to play his second shot from just in front of the lake with a one stroke penalty! I explained that as he had played a second shot from the t, that was now the ball in play so his next shot would be his 5th. ???
 
My playing partner sent his t shot into a lake directly in front of the t. He then played “3 off the t” which also went into the lake. He decided to abandon the hole until a few moments later when he decided that as he had driven his first shot into a water hazard, he was entitled to play his second shot from just in front of the lake with a one stroke penalty! I explained that as he had played a second shot from the t, that was now the ball in play so his next shot would be his 5th. ???
What is done cannot be undone. Current ball in play is in the water for three. Also, "in front of the lake" was never an option unless the original stroke crossed the penalty area before finding its way back into the water.
 
What is done cannot be undone. Current ball in play is in the water for three. Also, "in front of the lake" was never an option unless the original stroke crossed the penalty area before finding its way back into the water.
I'm guessing you're misinterpreting the phrase "in front of the lake". In this instance I'm assuming he's referring to "tee-side" of the lake (as opposed to "green-side). Unless, of course, I'm the one who's misinterpreting.
 
What is done cannot be undone. Current ball in play is in the water for three. Also, "in front of the lake" was never an option unless the original stroke crossed the penalty area before finding its way back into the water.

I too read in front of the lake to mean the side nearer the tee and yet if talking about the different teeing areas on a hole would use front tee to mean the one nearest the hole. If I walk up my back garden I reach the top of it and when I turn and come back down I am facing the back of the house. To reach the front I have to go round the side and might then go out the gate and walk along the street. After my walk I come back to the front of my house.

There are many quirks of language in front of us as we speak and write. ?
 
Thanks all... and yes Backwoodsman, I did mean "tee-side".

By the way, salfordlad was referring to a red penalty area when he mentioned the option of taking relief on the green side if the ball had crossed the penalty area and returned to the water. I expect you know that isn't an option if it is a yellow penalty area, but thought to make sure.
 
There are many quirks of language in front of us as we speak and write. ?
Reminds me of the description of cricket. (Are we allowed to mention cricket in a golfing forum?)

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.

When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
 
By the way, salfordlad was referring to a red penalty area when he mentioned the option of taking relief on the green side if the ball had crossed the penalty area and returned to the water. I expect you know that isn't an option if it is a yellow penalty area, but thought to make sure.
Indeed. And for many courses, yellow penalty areas have gone the way of the dinosaurs.
 
Reminds me of the description of cricket. (Are we allowed to mention cricket in a golfing forum?)

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.

When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
Sure, just don't mention the century makers.
 
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